Successfully navigating the blank and double gameweeks is key to a winning Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season &#8211; and with our guide, you can do just that.
Regularly updated, our Blank and Double Gameweek Guide contains all the information you need to know as things develop this season.
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Last updated: 19/03/26 (Blank Gameweek 34 latest)
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Your at-a-glance summary of what&#8217;s below &#8211; and watch Ben&#8217;s video talking through the latest 👇
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<li>🫸The key blank and double gameweeks are expected towards the end of the season</li>
<li>👀Blank Gameweek 31 for Arsenal, Wolves, Manchester City and Crystal Palace</li>
<li>🗓️Four confirmed Blank Gameweek 34 fixtures, with more to follow</li>
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<h2>When are the FPL blank and double gameweeks in 2025/26?</h2>
The following gameweeks could be blank or double gameweeks in the remainder of the 2025/26 season:
<ul>
<li>CONFIRMED: Blank Gameweek 31 (Carabao Cup final)</li>
<li>Double Gameweek 33</li>
<li>Blank Gameweek 34 (FA Cup semi-finals)</li>
<li>Double Gameweek 36</li>
<li>Blank Gameweek 37 (FA Cup final)</li>
</ul>
Blank gameweeks occur when some teams don&#8217;t have a fixture, while double gameweeks see sides play more than once.
Typically, these gameweeks are caused by cup matches clashing with planned league games.
Experienced FPL managers often use chips, such as the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-fantasy-premier-league-triple-captain-and-when-to-use-it">Triple Captain</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-free-hit-chip-in-fpl-and-how-can-we-use-it">Free Hit</a>, in these weeks in order to maximise their effectiveness.
<div id="attachment_73207" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73207" class="size-full wp-image-73207" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Blank-and-double-gameweek.jpg" alt="Crystal Palace won the FA Cup last season. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Blank-and-double-gameweek.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Blank-and-double-gameweek-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Blank-and-double-gameweek-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Crystal Palace won the FA Cup last season. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Blank Gameweek 31 confirmed</h3>
<ul>
<li>Arsenal, Wolves, Manchester City and Crystal Palace without a fixture</li>
<li>League fixtures clash with Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City </li>
</ul>
Manchester City and Arsenal will contest the Carabao Cup final on Sunday (March 22).
This affected both teams&#8217; league fixtures, with Arsenal&#8217;s match against Wolves moved forward to Double Gameweek 26, which has now passed.
City v Palace has also been posted and following the Eagles&#8217; Europa Conference League win on Thursday (March 19), it cannot be played in Gameweek 31 or 32.
Full Blank Gameweek 31 fixture list
<ul>
<li>Bournemouth v Manchester United</li>
<li>Brighton v Liverpool</li>
<li>Fulham v Burnley</li>
<li>Everton v Chelsea</li>
<li>Leeds v Brentford</li>
<li>Newcastle v Sunderland</li>
<li>Aston Villa v West Ham</li>
<li>Spurs v Nottingham Forest</li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/best-free-hit-team-gameweek-31-fpl-ai">READ MORE: FPL Blank Gameweek 31 guide </a></li>
</ul>
<div id="attachment_75219" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-75219" class="size-full wp-image-75219" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2239454673-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Erling Haaland and Manchester City will not play in Blank Gameweek 31. Picture by Getty Images</div>
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<h3>Blank Gameweek 34/Double Gameweek 33 latest</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixtures to be confirmed after Gameweek 31 and the FA Cup quarter-finals</li>
<li>Gameweek 34 league matches clash with FA Cup semi-finals</li>
<li>Postponements likely to move to Gameweek 33</li>
</ul>
Just four league fixtures are definitely going ahead in Blank Gameweek 34 as it stands:
<ul>
<li>Wolves v Spurs</li>
<li>Fulham v Aston Villa</li>
<li>Sunderland v Nottingham Forest</li>
<li>Manchester United v Brentford</li>
</ul>
The results of the FA Cup quarter-finals will dictate the rest of the fixture list, with the ties taking place on April 4 and 5 before Gameweek 32.
FA Cup semi-finalists will have their Gameweek 34 league games postponed.
But to complicate matters, not every match will necessarily be moved out of Gameweek 34. Ben explained:
<blockquote>&#8220;It&#8217;s not guaranteed that all Gameweek 34 postponements will move to a different midweek.
&#8220;West Ham v Everton for example would likely stay in Gameweek 34 if West Ham reach the semi-finals because the Hammers are playing on the Monday night in Gameweek 33, somewhat blocking the fixture moving to the midweek. Neither are in Europe too, so it could instead be played in the midweek of Gameweek 34.&#8221;</blockquote>
The most likely slot for any postponed matches is Gameweek 33, creating a potentially large double.
The FA Cup quarter-final draw took place on Monday, March 9 and was as follows:
<ul>
<li>Manchester City v Liverpool</li>
<li>Chelsea v Port Vale</li>
<li>Southampton v Arsenal</li>
<li>West Ham v Leeds</li>
</ul>
Kinder draws for Chelsea and Arsenal make them likely to blank in Gameweek 34 &#8211; and double in another, probably Gameweek 33.
If City beat Liverpool, they could have two doubles &#8211; good news for those who still have all their chips to play.
<div id="attachment_78203" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78203" class="size-full wp-image-78203" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GW34.png" alt="Blank Gameweek 34" width="690" height="267" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GW34.png 690w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GW34-300x116.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" />Blank Gameweek 34</div>
<h2>Will early European exits affect the blank and double gameweek schedule?</h2>
Chelsea, City, Newcastle and Spurs are out of the Champions League. Liverpool and Arsenal are through.
Teams going out of Europe leaves more midweeks free for postponed league games to slot into, however there remains a strong likelihood of a Double Gameweek 33 according to Ben. He said:
<blockquote>&#8220;I believe Sky will want a minimum of two of the postponements to be moved to the Gameweek 33 midweek &#8211; Tuesday and Wednesday &#8211; instead of a Champions League midweek like Gameweek 34.&#8221;</blockquote>
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<h2>Are there fewer blank and double gameweeks this season?</h2>
There used to be plenty of blanks and doubles later in the season as cup competitions began to clash with league fixtures.
But a change to the FA Cup schedule last season led to fewer opportunities for FPL managers.
This was because the cup quarter-finals were given their own space on the calendar, meaning this stage of the competition didn&#8217;t cause any disruption to the league.
Once again, this will be the case in 2025/26 &#8211; but much like last season, it only takes a postponement or two for bad weather or another unforeseen incidents to create more blanks and doubles.
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